Eat, Pray, Swim: Parish Day

Sunday, June 9



Make plans to join us for our Saint Paul’s Parish Day at the Park, Sunday, June 9: “Eat, Pray, Swim.” We have a full day of fun and fellowship for all ages at Elijah Clark State Park with an indoor, air-conditioned group shelter. (Yes, we will still celebrate all 3 services at Saint Paul's, & we'll have services at the lake too!)

Clergy Discretionary Fund

Your generous non-pledged offerings (cash and designated checks to Fr. Biddy’s discretionary and Rev. Kimberly’s discretionary) on the first Sunday each month support our clergy’s Discretionary Account. These funds are used to meet urgent needs within our community, to further the ministries of the church when other funds are not available, and to support community programs and institutions that serve those in need.

Continental Breakfast this Sunday

Sunday, 9 - 10 AM Tyler Hall

Join us for Coffee, Continental breakfast, and Conversation this Sunday in Tyler Hall at 9 AM. Donations welcomed.

The Sunday Forum

Food Ministries at Saint Paul's

Sunday, June 2, 9:30-10:30 AM, The Berlin Room

The Outreach Committee invites you to a conversation to share upcoming changes for our food ministries and possibilities for a new model for our outreach. Feeding the hungry is a high priority for Saint Paul’s Church, and we are interested in your feedback and participation in creating and updating our Outreach Ministries. Please make plans to join us in the Berlin Room Sunday at 9:30 AM for this vital conversation.

Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion

With Prayers for Healing

Sundays, 5:30 PM

Celtic Evening Prayer and Communion is a candle-lit service that emphasizes the contemplative side of worship, features some of Augusta’s best Celtic musicians, and offers prayers for healing for those attending, for others, and for the world. Come as you are and enter into a place of rest, prayer, and reflection.

Kathleen Chandler and Keith Shafer, are our musicians this week.

Sit and Wait this Sunday

Sundays, 6:30 PM, Chapel 

Sit and Wait follows the Celtic Service Sunday evenings (6:30 PM). The service begins with a Service of Compline and will end with a twenty-minute sit. The people end in silence.

Please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau or contact by phone at (706) 910-9331 for further information.

Summer Camp at Honey Creek

Honey Creek is a wonderful and safe place to support and nurture the spiritual needs of children. Campers will further develop their values and personal faith in Jesus among newfound friends and peers.

Honey Creek Camp begins in June and there is still time to register. Cost for camp: $635 per child. Scholarship assistance is available. For more information about scholarships, contact Fr. Biddy. High School Camp, June 2-8, 2024; Middle School Camp, June 9-15, 2024; Elementary School Camp, June 16-22, 2024.

Men's Monthly Meal (Mmm!...)

Sunday, June 5, 6:00 PM



We're bringing back our most popular Men's Monthly Meal: Hot Dogs and Hamburgers with Hillary and Greg at the Grill. Join us Wednesday, June 5, 6 PM. The Men of Saint Paul’s will gather at 4 PM in the River Room to prepare the sides for the parish. Men, please sign up for cooking and clean up teams and everyone PLS. RSVP for dinner below. Donations welcomed. For more information contact Eric Friedman.

Mid-Week Eucharist

Thursdays, 11:30 AM

A mid-week Eucharist in the Chapel begins at 11:30 AM. Lunch in the Berlin Room follows at 12 noon with a weekly Bible study (more information below.) Join us as your schedule allows: Come for Eucharist and lunch, lunch and Bible study, or stay for all three. (So that we may honor mid-day schedules, lunch is scheduled for 15 minutes and will continue through the Bible study conversations.)

Lectio at Lunch

Thursdays, 12 Noon, Tyler Hall 

Every Thursday in Tyler Hall you’ll find a lunch combo that can’t be beat! We offer a tasty meal with a generous helping of fellowship, plus a lively discussion arising from the Gospel of Mark. Our text is N.T. Wright’s Mark for Everyone which takes this Gospel in small bites, reflecting on each week’s reading with relevant and important insights. We finish promptly at 1:00 PM and invite you to join us as your schedule allows. You may bring your own lunch or share in the meal provided. Donations accepted.

Questions? Contact Kitty Gordon.

Creation Care Recycle Collection

for Eat, Pray Swim Project



Do something good for the environment and help the Creation Care Committee gather materials for Eat, Pray, Swim!—Recycle. We’re in need of clean plastic milk, tea and water jugs (gallon and half gallon) for our bird feeder project at Eat, Pray, Swim! Please drop off the jugs in the donation box in Tyler Hall. For more information, contact Jen McKee .

Veterans' Ice Cream Social

Sunday, June 9, 2:30-3:30 PM



Dish and serve ice cream and cookies at our quarterly Veteran’s Social June 9, 2:30-3:30 PM. We’ll meet at the GA War Veterans’ Nursing Home located at 1101 15th Street to share a dessert and then spend much-appreciated time visiting. All ages are welcome to participate. For more information contact Gene Helmich

Dates for your calendar

May 31 - June 1 - Vestry Retreat

July 7 - Independence Day Service

July 7 - Parish BBQ

Master's Table Soup Kitchen

Saturday, June 15, Two Shifts

8:30-10:30 AM or 10:30-12:30 PM



The Masters Table Soup Kitchen at 702 Fenwick Street will be staffed by Saint Paul’s Church volunteers on Saturday, June 15th. We need 6 volunteers to prepare the food from 8:30 to 10:30 AM (18+) and 12 volunteers to serve the food and cleanup in the dining room from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM (13+). Signup using the link below. For more information contact Al or Laraine Yarbrough.

Daughters of the King Discernment Classes

The St. Ruth Byllesby Chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King (DoK) will offer discernment classes for new members. DoK is an international prayer and service order in the Episcopal Church. To find out more about their ministries at Saint Paul’s and for more information about the classes, please email Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau.

Donate Summer Music

Donate summer music in memory or in thanksgiving. The choirs begin this year’s vacation on May 26th. Please contact Keith Shafer, Director of Music, who can provide you with more complete information at kshafer@saintpauls.org.

Help Us Celebrate Independence Day

Included in this year’s Independence Day service will be patriotic music performed by guest musicians. You are invited to help make this possible by making donations in memory of a loved one, a veteran, an active-duty member of the military, or in thanksgiving for someone or something about America that you would like to celebrate or recognize. Please be in touch with Director of Music Keith Shafer or call him, (706) 724-2485 ext. 215. The deadline is Sunday, June 30th.